Brand Designer

Thinking Machines Lab•New York, NY

12d•$300,000 - $400,000

About The Position

Thinking Machines is hiring an experienced brand designer to shape how the company presents itself across its website, launches, publications, and physical objects. The role involves taking ideas from early exploration through finished work, experimenting with a distinct point of view, and helping develop the brand across a wide range of projects. The design team is small, collaborative, and flat, with fluid boundaries between brand and product design. The designer will have autonomy to propose ideas, help determine which projects to pursue, and work closely with designers, engineers, and researchers. The designer will develop visual ideas and evolve the brand through real projects, design and build the website using code, and create tools and reusable systems that expand the team's capabilities. They will also collaborate with illustrators, animators, and graphic designers, incorporating their contributions into completed projects and supporting production as needed.

Requirements

A portfolio showing original ideas, strong visual design fundamentals, and care in execution across different formats.
Technical capability to build and ship digital work, with attention to accessibility, interaction details, and quality.
Initiative and clear communication; ability to shape an open brief, share work early, seek feedback, and carry a project through to completion.

Nice To Haves

An established agentic workflow.
Enthusiasm for new technology and curiosity about making personal tools.
Ability to direct, evaluate, and refine work produced by agents.

Responsibilities

Develop visual ideas and evolve the brand through projects, with care for typography, imagery, composition, and interaction.
Design, build, and improve the website, using code to explore ideas and create thoughtful digital experiences.
Create tools and reusable systems, such as artwork generators, data-driven charts, and publishing components.
Collaborate with illustrators, animators, and graphic designers, incorporating their contributions into finished projects and helping with production where needed.